Paris

Photographic portrait of René Maran in his office
s.l(Paris) s.d(ca 1940), 16.8 x 12.1 cm, one photograph pasted in a two-sided card wallet.

Black and white photographic portrait of René Maran, contemporary silver print on gloss paper. Signature of the photographer Robert Davis (Paris) printed on the bottom right of the photograph.
The photograph is fixed with two dots of glue in a two-sided card wallet and recovered in glassine protection paper.
It is enriched with a signed handwritten presentation: “A M. Henri Devaux. Bien cordialement. René Maran.” “To Mr Henri Devaux. Best regards. René Maran.”
Photographs of the very discreet Goncourt Prize are rare and soug

[Gérard de NERVAL] Félix Tournachon known as NADAR

Photographic portrait of Gérard de Nerval
Original photograph on albumen paper, in carte-de-visite format, mounted on a board from the Nadar studio, depicting Gérard de Nerval.
“There remains this face on Nadar's photo, which is arguably the most revealing portrait of a man that the darkroom has never held in its night. Nevertheless, this face is Nerval, this intelligent look, a little worried, and above all good and humble. It is this uncared for chinstrap beard, this baldness so unlike the bald skulls of the Louis-Phillipe bour

Second print, after the very rare first edition published the same year, of this poem-object composed in the form of a leaflet illustrated in colour by Fernand Léger about the poem Liberté by his friend Paul Éluard.
Serigraphy printed copy on strong beige paper.
Discreet blue discharge at the bottom of the third section and first and last boards very lightly yellowed, otherwise a beautiful, extremely rare, copy.

First edition, one of 95 numbered copies on laid paper, deluxe copy with 95 Holland.
Half brown shagreen binding with corners, spine slightly faded with five raised bands decorated with cold fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition, one of the numbered copies on laid paper.
Half brown shagreen binding with corners, spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with cold fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt.

First edition, one of 85 numbered copies on alfa paper, the only deluxe copies after 15 on pur fil.
Half midnight blue shagreen binding with corners, spine with five raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper covers, endpapers and pastedowns, original covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt retaining deckled edges.
Handsome copy agreeably bound.

First edition, illustrated with 32 color illustrations by Sureda and engraved by Aubert (full-page, headpieces and fine lettering), many of which are enhanced in gold or silver ink.

Limited edition of 400 copies. One of 300 copies on Rives B. F. K. numbered 321.
Inscribed on the title page by the authors: "To Madame de Siguera-Feissly, the most beautiful thing in the world is a rose in a glass. Respectful homage. Jérôme and Jean Tharaud. Paris. March 1937".

Full green morocco, lined and inlaid in blue and beige morocco, signed in gilt on the bottom of front turn-in by Randeynes et fils. Marbled paper-covered slipcase lined with brown shagreen leather.

First edition, one of 150 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais paper, the deluxe issue after 100 Arches copies.
Half bordeaux shagreen binding with corners, spine with four raised bands set with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns, cover preserved.
Spine and boards very slightly and marginally lightened, without consequence.
Copy attractively bound.
Autograph inscription signed by André Maurois to Bernard Gauche: "... ces trois Mousquetaires...", manuscript signature of André Maurois below the justification page.